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South Tyneside road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2002, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (396), and casualties rose from 517.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,915 collisions in South Tyneside.

Collisions in 2002
398
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
533
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2002

0.8% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2002 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious307.5%
  • Slight36592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious336.2%
  • Slight49793%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 398, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150173
2024175215
2023143168
2022160190
2021136154
2020164201
2019185229
2018194245
2017227280
2016242316
2015253326
2014279388
2013245300
2012261336
2011294403
2010312413
2009320415
2008310423
2007330418
2006338434
2005376503
2004398513
2003375537
2002398533
2001396517
2000422547
1999391517
1998427550
1997432564
1996420543
1995387513
1994390534
1993372477
1992422522
1991424553
1990437521
1989434565
1988423540
1987387508
1986410497
1985394484
1984409512
1983422512
1982488599
1981440539
1980446544
1979477583

When and where crashes happen in South Tyneside in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April32 (8%)
  • May35 (8.8%)
  • June22 (5.5%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August33 (8.3%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (64%)
  • Wet or damp144 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (78%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph40 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (17%)
  • Roundabout43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (60%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4596 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (55%)
  • Passenger143 (27%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2002.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2002

Harton, South Tyneside, NE34 6RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2002, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2002

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2002: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194446003
2ndB1298313904
3rdA184254701
4thA19233300
5thA1018192700
6thA183182601
7thA1300162201
8thA185152011
9thB1301101301
10thB129791501
11thB151691300
12thB12995500
13thA194(M)3300
14thB13021100
15thB13031100
16thB13061100
17thB13441100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2002

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2002: 163.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2002

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2002: 116.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years